This recipe is so versatile. Add whatever veggies, cheese or meat you want - there are no set rules. Enjoy!

1 lb. pre-cooked pasta - corkscrew, tri-colored, etc.
1 bunch of cut-up fresh broccoli
1 chopped big tomato
1 small red onion - diced
1/2 small red pepper - chopped
1/2 small green pepper - chopped
1/2 small can black olives - [...]

Delicious, simple, easy to prepare; who wouldn’t want to make it? The ingredient list seems long, but it’s stuff you probably already have in your Kitchen, except maybe the V-8 juice. Kids also like it.

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 large carrot, diced small
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 minced garlic cloves
2 14-5 oz. cans diced tomatoes [...]

A classic with a twist.

1 pound elbow macaroni
4 1/2 cups whole milk
2 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 cloves minced garlic (jar is fine)
3 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. flour
4 1/2 cups shredded sharp orange cheddar
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Salt & pepper to taste

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.

Cook the macaroni [...]

Stir, pour, bake - that’s just about it.
1 lb. cooked small pasta (for the picture is used Barilla small bow-ties)
1 stick butter - NOT margarine
2 cups half-n-half
3 large eggs
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1 1/2 lbs. shredded sharp cheddar (I used white)
1/2 cup grated pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese
Sprinklings of paprika for color - [...]

Make your own Manicotti or buy the best you can find (fresh or frozen) then prepare this sauce to ladle over. It can be made in less than an hour. Mmmmm.

2 28-oz. cans Italian crushed tomatoes with basil (I use San Marzano)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 oz. fatback or salt pork OR 1 Tbsp. [...]

This is so easy, tasty and versatile. My first night making this, I served it with cold, leftover meatloaf and it was fabulous!
1 pkg. dry vegetable soup mix (I use Knorr Garden Veg or Regular)
3/4 stick of butter
1 3/4 - 2 cups milk
1 lb. pasta (I use Barilla, and for this I used medium shells)
1/4 [...]

I try to come up ways to use those baby spinach bags I buy from the produce section, and this worked out quite well. It’s a great way to get your spinach. You do need a food processor for this.

3 cups fresh baby spinach, stems removed
2 cups fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley
1 cup grated Pecorino Romano [...]

This is straightforward and very adaptable to any other veggies you may wish to add. Reminder: tomatoes & cucumbers don’t adapt well in a salad that is kept stored - they get mushy. I normally do not add them. Hey, you can always serve them on the side sliced and presented nicely on a serving [...]

I should really call this “Work Night Lasagne” but truthfully, I’ve been known to throw it together on a rainy Sunday, too. It’s the back of the Barilla No-Boil Lasagne Noodles recipe. We love it. I don’t mind using the noodles you must boil, but know what?, these work just fine. Just make sure you [...]

You’ll get so many requests to make this that you won’t need a written recipe. Delicious with a crispy green salad or broccoli and some garlic bread. I doubt you’ll have any leftovers - we never do.

2 Tbsp. olive oil
1-1/2 lbs. (about 6 links) good quality sweet Italian Sausages
1 onion chopped
4 garlic cloves
1 28 oz. [...]